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    Save the Whales

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    Save the Whales Whaling is the hunting of whales‚ primarily for their large quantities of fat and meat. Its earliest forms date back to 3‚000 B.C. (whale facts). Before industrialization and technological advances in fishing technology‚ a whale’s large size made it a risky and deadly target. Today modern commercial whalers have hunted so many whales that they are responsible for the endangerment and near extinction of many whale species. If we don’t put an effort to stop this now we will surely

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    Who Would Kill A Swan? Every time I go to the Chesapeake Bay I love to watch the birds swim round. I especially love to watch the ducks and the swans. However‚ I have noticed that the swan like to fight with the other birds. They seem to be extremely aggressive. Also‚ having going to a high school where all my sciences are marine based‚ I knew that these birds were actually doing a lot of harm to the bay. Something needs to be done about these birds‚ or they entire ecosystem of the Chesapeake

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    Arminder SIngh ERCW. 3 Mrs. Daniels 7 Oct. 2015 In the movie Blackfish by Gabriela Cowperthwaite states killer whales should not be kept in seaworld cages and for the incidents have been reported from sea world caused by killer whales. Tilikum was the main topic in Blackfish because Tilikum caused most of the incidents happened at seaworld for the bad treatment he had received when he was first brought into seaworld in Canada. In my opinion‚ killer whales should not be kept at seaworld in cages

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    Human and Dolphins

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    dolphins Appearance: blue gray color‚10 to 14 feet long‚ breath air‚ mammal‚ warm blooded‚ they use sonar Habitat: It depends on the species as to where they live Diet: carnivore‚ eat different types of fish Reproduction and babies: Dolphins are aquatic mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. Dolphins evolved about ten million years ago. .. Dolphins belong to the family Delphinidae. It is the largest and most diverse family of aquatic mammals and includes 26 living

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    Essay On Food Taboos

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    Many styles of cuisine exist in the United States‚ a few foods are considered taboo by most of American culture. In the United States‚ where hundreds of world cultures blend into one society‚ the concept of what foods are taboo and what are simply exotic can be difficult to qualify. Food taboos of the United States differ depending on a person’s cultural background‚ religion and location. [1] Dogs and cats are revered as domestic animals and important parts of many American families‚ these creatures

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    The Whaling Ban Should Not Be Lifted In this essay‚ I will argue that Japan and Norway should not continue whaling and trading in whale meat. Each year‚ Japan kills around 700 whales for what it claims is research‚ while the meat is being sold in restaurants and shops. If there are to be whales at all for future generations to enjoy‚ then this excessive whaling has got to stop. Not only is Japan over-whaling‚ it is importing cheaper whale meat from Norway because of its cheaper prices. The hunting

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    Throughout the essay “Joyas Volardoras”‚ Brian Doyle describes the heart of different animals and gives details of how those animals live their life according to their necessities. As we can see in the first 3 paragraphs‚ the author introduces the hummingbirds to us with many facts and descriptions. Doyle begins this essay by saying: “Consider the hummingbird for a long time”‚ and then he starts to narrate how fast a hummingbird’s heart beats and how strong but fragile they can be. As you keep reading

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    Whaling has been an aspect of Japanese culture since the 16th century (Takahashi et al. 1989). Japanese have had a hard time dealing with the International Whaling Commission‚ which has banned commercial whale hunting since 1986. Japanese use the whales they hunt for numerous purposes in their culture. Japanese have used whales to make food‚ oil‚ handicrafts‚ and meats. The teeth of whales and their baleen are used to make crafts and traditional bunraku puppets. Whale jaw bones are used to make shamisen

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    Argument Essay Since 2003‚ Icelandic whalers have killed over 700 Fin Whales. Whaling is the hunting and killing of whales to recover resources like oil‚ meat‚ and blubber. Whaling was banned in 1986‚ but a loophole in the law allows countries to continue whaling for scientific research. At the moment Japan and Iceland are the main countries continuing this act. The act of commercial whaling should be completely banned before whales before extinct. First reason why commercial whaling should be

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    Should whaling activities be banned completely? Whales are the largest animals on earth. It has existed for over millions of years. They are also the largest mammals on the planet. Although they all look alike‚ there are many species of whales. Each time‚ they will only produce one offspring. According to Whale World‚ female whales only produce a baby whale each year‚ for they need to take care of the baby for the whole year (Whale World‚ n.d). They are gentle animals with graceful movements and

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